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Cheltenham Festival 2021: British and Irish jockeys set to be kept apart before racing
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mirror.co.ukJockeys based in Britain and Ireland will be housed in separate weighing rooms at Cheltenham next month, according to plans under discussion.
Riders from the two countries have shared the same changing room at racing’s major meetings since the sport returned from the coronavirus-enforced blackout at the start of June.
But, as part of a belt-and-braces COVID-19 protocol at the four-day National Hunt Festival - which recognises the scale of Irish participation at the fixture - they are set to be kept apart.
A spokesperson for the Jockey Club said yesterday: “We are currently in discussion with Horse Racing Ireland and the British Horseracing Authority regarding a series of protocols to help support Irish participants at The Festival
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